Second – no plan is perfect but this is better than what we have today.
My husband went to the doctor yesterday. The doctor told him the same things you mentioned.

The doctor stated to hubby that he gets paid less each year from the insurance company, yet the insurance company hikes the rates each and every year? Let’s say an office visit is $200 – the insurance company will pay him $90. EAch year that payment is less yet his costs to keep his office running and pay his insurance for his employees goes up.

My husband also has to pay more for his insurance because he works out. How is that possible you ask? Because the insurance company feels that a man of 6’2″ who is 245lbs is fat. He is not fat! He has a 50″ chest alright but as his doctor said yesterday he happens to fall under the insurance company’s category of morbidly obese so he has to pay higher premiums. (we pay $903 a month because we own our own business) So if he stopped working out and lost 75lbs he would not only look anorexic, be very ill, but he wouldn’t be considered fat. His doctor told him not to lose anymore weight than 15lbs tops. But that won’t help us with insurance. People are not cookie cutters. Some guys at that weight would be fat….he isn’t.

We are dealing with 90% of the doctors here in DC area who don’t even take insurance – PERIOD. I have had 3 gyno’s in 3 yrs. Each one ends up dropping insurance entirely – NOT MY INSURANCE mind you – ALL insurance. They then expect you to pay. So I keep changing and that sucks as well. Especially when you have found and really like your gyno – you don’t want to start again.

I don’t get everyone’s uproar on this topic. We have needed something for 50 years. What I do know for sure is that as the riches country in the world (supposedly) we are sometimes the most stupid and stubborn and uneducated and that is damn sad.

I wish everyone could know someone without healthcare to see what they go through (my dad has medical issues and no healthcare, as well) and maybe their compassion would change.